Pressing-machine.



'-No 837,116. PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906. W. POOL.

PRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILEDMAY 13,1905.

witnesses WILLIAM POOL, OF LANS DAL E, PENNSYLVANIA.

. Kilo-837,116.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

. PREE'SSING-MAOHINE.

Application filed May13,1905. Serial N9. 260.295.

To all whom it may concern: 9

Be it known that I, WILLIAM POOL, a citi- I zen of the United States,residing at Lansdale, in the county of Montgomery and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPressing-Maf chines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a fullclear, and exact description: of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. o

This invention relates to improvements in mechanism for pressing clothor other materials, and is especially adapted for pressing articles,particularly of clothing, where it is 1 desirable to moisten and atthesame time heat the same.

, It is the object of the invention to rovide 1 a mechanism in which thehems or olds of fabrics may be pressed and secured in position by havingcement, gutta-percha, or the like placed within the fold and heated andmoistened at the time it is being pressed.

The invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations, andarrangements of arts, as will .be hereinafter hilly described anclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional viewthrough my improved pressing a paratus, the pressing-rolls ent'inventionis capable of use in pressing or folding fabrics or goods of any sort,but is especially Well adapted for use in the pressing of seams or foldsin which-a cement or adhesive material is used for holding the fold'inplace.

r The ap aratus illustrated in the drawings is particu arly adapted forthe pressing and cementing of the hems of trousers where g11tta-perchaor cement of any suitable kind is placed within the hem so as to holdthe same permanently in place. Referring to the drawings, in which isshown a preferable form of the'device, 1 indicates a frame. The frame 1is provided with uprights or standards 2 and 3, in which mova lebearings 4, 5, 6, and 7 are mounted. J ournal'ed inthese bearings areshafts 8 and 9, which at one end of the framing project beyond the sameand carry pressing-rolls 10 and 1 1. To the opposite ends of the shafts9 and 10 from theressing-rolls are secured gears 12 and 13, W 'ch areintermeshing, so that whenone shaft is rotated the other will turnPatentedNov.27,1906.

which is so mounted in the framing as to bear at one end upon theuppersjournal-box 4, while the other; end is engaged by a screw or bolt18. The spring bar or plate 17 is pressed against anadjacent bar orplate 19, which may also have a spring action, if desired. The bars17and 19 are so bent that they have a rocking engagement with one another,normally contacti'ng at only one point, as'at 20. By ulling upwardlyupon the end of the bar 17 through the agency of the screw or bolt 18the free end of the spring-bar 17 will be forced downwardly against thebearing 4.

It is of importance inthe that the pressing-rolls shall plying heat andmoisture to the materia s operated upon simultaneously with the presentinvention ressing operation. For this purpose the rolls are soconstructed that a heating and dampening e capable of a agent, such assteam, may be introduced into the interior of the said rolls, and someof the said steam may escape through the periphery of one or both of therolls for dampening the fabrics passed between them. As will be evidentfrom the drawings the bearings 4 and 6 carry upon one side of thestandard 2 heads 28, which are made a proximately of the size of theends of the rol s and fit closely against the end edges of the saidrolls, as shown in Fig. 1. Of course the heads 28 remain stationary withthe bearings. A ground joint is formed between the ends of the rolls andthe said heads, -so,that while the rolls move with respect tothe headsany heating or. I

moistening agent which is introduced into the rolls will not be ermittedto esca e'between the edges of t e rolls and the eads. The heads arenormally forced against the inner open ends of the rolls 10 and 11 bymeans of springs 29 and 30,'which surround the shafts 8 and 9 and bearagainst the inner ends of the bearings 4 and 6. The other ends of saidsprings abut against the bearings 5 i and 7. The bearings 4 and theirheads 28-are thus forced against the ends of the rolls 10 and 11 under ayielding tension. .1 may introduce steam or other heatin and moisteningagent into either one or oth of the said rolls 10 and 1 1 but it isusually sufiicient to erforate the periphery of only one of the r0 s, asat 21 for permitting the steam to escape into the fabric operated upon,and thus accomplish the moistening of the same. i It.

will be observed that the rolls and 11 are securedat their outer ends tothe ends of the shafts 8- and 9., These shafts extend through thebearings 4 and 6 and the heads 28 and longitudinally of the hollow rollsto the end heads or closing walls of said rolls 10 and 11.

' An annular space is thus left between each of the shafts 8 and 9 andthe inner surfaces of the hollow rolls 10.and 11. The steam or otherheating or moistening agent may be introduced into the rolls in anydesired manner;

but I referably introduce the same into the rolls t ough pipes, as 31,-which extend into passages formed in the bearings 4 and 6. Thesaid'passages deliver the steam into the interior of the rolls "10 and11. The working ings the u per roll 10 as having a series of cpncavedongitudinally extending depres s ons or corrugations 22. Thesecorrugations engage the goods which is ,being pressed 7: and as the roll10 turns prevents the same from slipping and insures its being properlyfedforward. The lowerroll is inclosed in a casing 23,1which almostincloses the roll.-

The' said casing 23 collectsall water or condensation from the steam andis provided with an outlet-pi e 24 for the draining of the moisture thusco ected.

When the hem of a pair of trousers is to be secured, the fabric or goodsforming the trousers are folded and a strip of gutta-percha or othercementin material is. laid within thefold, and the passed between therolls '10 and-11. 'The steam admitted into the roll '11 will force itsway out through the apertures 21 and moisten as'well asheat the fabricand the guttapercha' or cement within the hem, and the compressingaction of the rolls will operate to cause the parts 'tofirmly, adhere;In this simple manner the hems of trousers may be quickly and readilysecured. The device can ofcours'e be used. for securing hems o'r foldsoffabrics .of various kinds in garments or any other articles made offabric orlike material, all vth'e'spirili ,of-thepresent invention. v uu In order to facilitate thejinsertion of a hem emv thus formed isthenshafts,

folded goods or fabrics at a single-operation.

Any'chan'ges in the minor details of construction are considered asentirely Wltlllll the scope of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent,is j

1. Apressing device, comprising a frame, shafts extending approximatelyparallel in said frame, pressure-rolls carried by the ends ofsaidshafts, bearing-blocks mounted in the frame adj acent to said rolls,heads carried by said-bearing-blocks and capable of closing the openends of the pressure-rolls and means for introducing steam intosaidrolls.

2. A pressing device, comprising a frame, parallel shafts mountedtherein, hollow rolls secured to the ends of said shafts, journalblocksofiering bearings forthe said shafts adjacent 'to'the rolls, integralheads carried by the said journal-blocks for closing the open ends ofthe rolls, spring pressin means'engaging one of the journal-blocks orforcing it toward the other journal-block and springs engaging the sidesof-the journal-blocks for forcing the heads carried thereby against thel hollow rolls. 5

3. A pressing mechanism, comprising hollow'r lls, one of said rollshaving perforations extending through the periphery thereof, the saidrolls being open at the inner ends, shafts extending through'the rollsand rigidly engaging the closed ends thereof for carrying shafts andmeans for forcing them against the open ends of the rolls forretaining'a heating and moistening medium'within the rolls.

4. A pressing mechanism, comprising a pair of, hollow rol'ls,' shaftscarrying the said rolls, bearings for supporting the shafts and arrangedadjacent to the ends of the rolls, heads for the rolls carried by thesaid bear them and movable heads mounted upon said ings, springsabutting against the bearings for forcing the heads normally against therolls and forming a tight joint therewith andmeans for introducing steaminto the said rolls. V V

"5. A pressing mechanism, comprising a framing havin standards risingtherefrom,

shafts'mounte in thestandards, bearings in the" said standards and cathe said lgearing for actuatin t eshafts, hols mounted upon .1;

e shafts, heads" carried by one set of bearings for closing the ends ofthe rolls, springs surrounding the shafts and interposed between the twosets of bearings of the shafts for forcing the heads against the rolls,and piping for leading steam through the said heads and delivering thesame within the rolls. I

6. In a mechanism of the" class described, the combination with a frame,bearings carried by said frame, a shaft j ournale'd in said bearings,rolls supported upon said frame, one of said rolls fixedly secured tosaid shaft,

a bar bent intermediate its ends and fixedly one end thereof, rollscarried by the extended ends of said shafts outside of said frame, eachroll provided with an open end, slidable means carried by said shaftsfor closing said open ends, and yielding means for exerting pressureupon said slidable means for holding the same in its normal position.

8. In a mechanism of the class described, the combination of a frameprovided with vertical standards, rolls supported by and carried outsidethe frame and each provided with an inner open end,longitudinally-movable apertured heads closing the open end of eachroll, means to permit the introduction of steam into the rolls throughsaid heads, yielding means for normally exercising pressure upon saidheads for securing the same in their normal position, and resilient barscarried by said frame and operating with said rolls for holding the samein engagement.

9; In a mechanism of the class described, the combination with a frame,of longitudinally-extending shafts carried by said frame, rolls fixed tosaid shafts outside of said frame, each roll provided withan open, innerend, spring-pressed means closing the inner ends of said rolls, andgearing for said shafts.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- WILLIAM POOL.

Witnessesz.

HARRY S. MILLER, CHAS. H. MILLER.

